A recent study indicates an overall worse profile of socio-demographic and certain clinical characteristics associated with the lifetime presence of psychotic symptoms in bipolar patients. This study assessed the lifetime presence of psychotic symptoms and related socio-demographic and clinical features in a large sample of bipolar disorder (BD) patients (n=360), with psychotic symptoms (BDPs, n=207), and without a lifetime history of psychosis (BDNPs, n=153). Researchers found:

An overall less favorable socio-demographic profile was observed in BDPs vs BDNPs.